#Palestinians

What I don’t get: yes on a theoretical level, oppression is connected. There is and must be solidarity with oppressed ppl around the world (similar to the solidarity between SA
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If you are looking for resources on #SaveSheikhJarrah but don't know where to start, my colleagues @MiddleEastEye have you covered.1/ The story of Sheikh Jarrah: it's history and place in
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Dear oppressed MuslimsNobody will fight for or support you. They’ll rather befriend the oppresser for their own benefit. Your struggle is your own. It’s a lonely journey. Expect no Muslim
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Stephen Bush won a certain reputation among Labour supporters after 2015 for displaying basic professional competence in his reporting on Corbynism—something that eluded most reporters. But he always set that
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11:30-17:26 sums up quite well what I’ve been feeling about the Sheikh Jarrah decision. If Palestinians shouldn’t be allowed Right of Return, I don’t see how Israel can reopen the
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The trouble with saying you oppose the "occupation" is that you never specify which thing Jews are occupying. The West Bank? Israel itself? Any nation of the diaspora? Oxygen? There
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I typically charge people to edit their papers but if you send donations towards the Ramadan Fundraiser for Gaza and show me a screenshot of it, I will edit and
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A familiar manual of dictators and colonialists calls for harsh measures and collective punishment to be imposed upon a population until someone somewhere turns violent. The violence is then used
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UNRWA joins other @UN entities in raising alarm over eight #SheikhJarrah families at risk of forced eviction.Full statement: http://bit.ly/unrwasheikhjarrah UNRWA joins other @UN entities in raising alarm over eight #SheikhJarrah
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Breaking: @hrw finds that Israeli authorities are committing crimes against humanity of apartheid & persecution. Thread w findings in 213pg report on Israel's rule of Palestinians. Time to recognize reality
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1. The #Gaza ceasefire broke this morning after barely a few hours. Over the past two days, Israeli fire has killed 34 Palestinians, and counting, including 6 children. 2. This
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As much as I have a longing for (a liberated) Jerusalem & for (a liberated) Palestine rooted in my Jewishness & the sacredness of our tradition, deep in my heart
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Not something I usually do, but here’s a thread with some thoughts on the Arab-Israeli conflict and the myopia of groups like IfNotNow, and J Street 1/ Over simple, I
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Fascinating tidbits from testimony of Frantisek August, senior Czech intelligence defector in the 60s:Soviets wished to turn #Syria into a full satellite state using their main KGB agent, Abd al-Karim
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I disagree with all four critiques of the #UAE-#Israel/#Bahrain-Israel accords made in this @washingtonpost op-ed. @FishereEzzedine https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/21/uae-bahrain-israel-accords-are-big-step-wrong-direction/
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I’ve had a number of people ask me for my thoughts on yesterday’s announcement on UAE-Israel agreement. So I slept on it (and then some), and I still see validity
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